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Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve…
Al Jazeera demands release of journalist held in Egyptian prison for 1 year
Egypt
December 21, 2017
Al Jazeera demands release of journalist held in Egyptian prison for 1 year
As Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein marks one year of detention without charge in an Egyptian prison, the pan-Arab news network…
Qatar Emir ready to resolve row with Gulf Arabs
Middle East
December 7, 2017
Qatar Emir ready to resolve row with Gulf Arabs
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Thursday Qatar was ready to sit down with fellow Gulf Arab states…
Amid regional tensions, Qatar buys French-made fighter jets
Middle East
December 7, 2017
Amid regional tensions, Qatar buys French-made fighter jets
French President Emmanuel Macron sealed multi-billion dollar military and transport contracts in Qatar on Thursday, including the sale of Rafale…
French president arrives in Qatar amid Arab boycott of Doha
Middle East
December 7, 2017
French president arrives in Qatar amid Arab boycott of Doha
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Qatar on Thursday for a one-day trip to the country amid a boycott of…
Iran and Qatar discuss boosting ties in first Doha meeting since boycott began
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Iran and Qatar discuss boosting ties in first Doha meeting since boycott began
Tuesday’s meeting between Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Qatar’s ruling Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was…
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours
A planned two-day meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ended just hours after it began, amid reports of a…
Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit
The crisis-hit Gulf Cooperation Council began its annual summit on Tuesday amid uncertainty over whether the leaders of Saudi Arabia…
Qatar FM hopes GCC summit will help resolve ongoing diplomatic crisis
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Qatar FM hopes GCC summit will help resolve ongoing diplomatic crisis
Foreign ministers for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a meeting on Monday in preparation for the 38th session of…
Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region
Middle East
November 29, 2017
Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia presents Iran as an enemy because it wants to cover…